Improvement in reed-organs



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G. WOODS.

Reed-Organs.

NO 13L1M830l Patentedlanndfnas.

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'GEORGE WOODS, OE OAMBEIDGEPOET, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN REED-ORGANS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 134,830, dated January 14, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE WOODS, of Cambridgeport, in thecounty of Middlesex, and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Organs; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, that will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates, rst, to a combination, with a reed-organ, of vibratory metallic forks or hooks, actuated by a piano-action in connection with the keys, whereby the advantage is obtained of having an organ and piano combined in the Same instrument; and consists, second, in an additional pianostop, in combination with a reed-organ, by which the piano-action can be disconnected from the keys when not desired for action; third, in the general arrangement of the operating parts of a combined piano-action and reed-organ, as will herein be more fully shown and described.

On the drawing, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of my combined reed-organ and piano; Fig. 2 is a ground plan; and Fig. 3 is a cross section over the lineA B, taken on Fig. 2.

Similar letters refer to similar parts wherev er they occur on the different parts of the drawing.

The combination of a reed-organ with vibratory sounding-hooks or forks is arranged and carried out in the following manner: a represents the suctionbellows arranged in the ordinary way, and b a valve that covers the passage from a reed placed in the reed-board c. The valve b is operated, by means of the key d and rod e, in the ordinary manner. On the rod e is a collar, f, that operates the rooking lever g, the other end of which operates the vertical rod h, crank t', and horizontal valve-rod It, by which the valve I) is actuated. The said valve b governs the inlet'of the air from the additional reeds held in the solo-box m. a a n are stops for the different reeds, operated by means of suitable handles in the key-board o. p represents the sounding-board, to which is secured the cross-bar q, as shown.

To the upper side of the said bar q is secured, by means of suitable screws r r, the grooved metallic rail s. The said metallic rail s is provided with a groove on its side, as shown in Fig. 1, which groove has a projecting V-shaped lip on its yunder side, on which rest-s the metallic sounding-hook t, that is kept in place by means of the screw a, screwed through an upper-projectin g lian ge, o, and pressing against a metallic washer, w, between which and the end of the sounding-hook t is placed a small sheet of rubber, x, as shown. The advantage of this arrangement is that each soundinghook is adjusted independently of another, and that each hook can be placed in position or replaced without disturbing the hooks on either side.

T he pianoaction is arranged and operated as follows: The operating-rod e for the valve b is also provided with a secondary collar, 1, resting upon the end 2 of the lever 3. The lever 3 is rocked on the fulcrum 4, and is, in its rear end, provided with the ordinary jackand-lever arrangement 5 6, operating the butt 7, to which is attached the hammer 8. The hammer 8 is made to strike the soundin g hook orfork t as soon as the key d is depressed, whereby a very agreeable piano sound is obtained, thus combining, with an ordinary reedorgan, the advantage of a piano in one and the same case. On the lever 3 rests the vertical rod 9, the upper end of which operates the damper-lever l0 around the fulcrum or liange 11, and relieves the damper 12 from the sounding-hook t as soon as the key d is depressed; but as soon as the pressure on the key d is removed, the damper 12 is immediately placed incontact with the soundinghook t by the action of a small spring, 13, arranged as shown."`

The additional. piano-stop is arranged and carried out in the following manner: The lever 3 is raised upward in its rear end by means of the inclines 14 lthat operate pins on the bar 16 (Fig. 3) as soon as the inclines 14 15 are moved to the left, as seen in Fig. 3. The inclines 1i 15 are connected together by means of a plate, 17, below the bar 16, and operated conjointly by means of the bent-lever 18, the lower end 19 of which projects through a piece, 20, attached to the incline l5, and the upper end. 21 is embraced and operated by means of the rod 22 and stop 23, as fully shown.

Having thus fui] y described the nature, construction, and operation of my invention, I

wish to secure by Letters Patent and claiml. In combination With ai reed-organ, the vibratory sounding-hooks and 'a soundingboard, p, when arranged in a manner and for the purpose herein set forth and shown.

2. In combination with@ reed-organ, the piano-stop consisting of the rod 22, lever 18 19 21, slotted piece 20, inclines 14 15, and operating-rod 16 as and for the purpose set forth amide-scribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand this 25th day of October, 1872. i

GEORGE WOODS.

Witnesses:

ALBAN ANDRN, WM. H. HUTCHINSON. 

